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H.B. 343

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UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kay L. McIff

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Senate Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies certain requirements relating to the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust
             10      Fund.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    modifies the definition of "certified underground storage tank consultant";
             14          .    grants rulemaking authority relating to the registration of underground storage tank
             15      operators;
             16          .    provides for the identification of underground storage tanks that do not qualify for a
             17      certificate of compliance; and
             18          .    makes technical changes.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          19-6-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 324
             26          19-6-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 56 and 382
             27          19-6-405.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 186


             28          19-6-411, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 95
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 19-6-402 is amended to read:
             32           19-6-402. Definitions.
             33          As used in this part:
             34          (1) "Abatement action" means action taken to limit, reduce, mitigate, or eliminate:
             35          (a) a release from an underground storage tank or petroleum storage tank[,]; or [to limit
             36      or reduce, mitigate, or eliminate]
             37          (b) the damage caused by that release.
             38          (2) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section
             39      19-1-106 .
             40          (3) "Bodily injury" means bodily harm, sickness, disease, or death sustained by [any] a
             41      person.
             42          (4) "Certificate of compliance" means a certificate issued to a facility by the executive
             43      secretary:
             44          (a) demonstrating that an owner or operator of a facility containing one or more
             45      petroleum storage tanks has met the requirements of this part; and
             46          (b) listing all tanks at the facility, specifying:
             47          (i) which tanks may receive petroleum; and
             48          (ii) which tanks have not met the requirements for compliance.
             49          (5) "Certificate of registration" means a certificate issued to a facility by the executive
             50      secretary demonstrating that an owner or operator of a facility containing one or more
             51      underground storage tanks has:
             52          (a) registered the tanks; and
             53          (b) paid the annual underground storage tank fee.
             54          (6) (a) "Certified underground storage tank consultant" means [any] a person who:
             55          (i) [meets the education and experience standards established by the board under
             56      Subsection 19-6-403 (1)(a)(vi) in order to provide or contract] for a fee, or in connection with
             57      services for which a fee is charged, provides or contracts to provide information, opinions, or
             58      advice relating to underground storage tank release:


             59          (A) management[, release];
             60          (B) abatement[,];
             61          (C) investigation[,];
             62          (D) corrective action[,]; or
             63          (E) evaluation [for a fee, or in connection with the services for which a fee is charged;
             64      and];
             65          (ii) has submitted an application to the board [and];
             66          (iii) received a written statement of certification from the board[.]; and
             67          (iv) meets the education and experience standards established by the board under
             68      Subsection 19-6-403 (1)(a)(vii).
             69          (b) "Certified underground storage tank consultant" does not include:
             70          (i) (A) an employee of the owner or operator of the underground storage tank[,]; or
             71          (B) an employee of a business operation that has a business relationship with the owner
             72      or operator of the underground storage tank, and [that] markets petroleum products or manages
             73      underground storage tanks; or
             74          (ii) [persons] a person licensed to practice law in this state who [offer] offers only legal
             75      advice on underground storage tank release:
             76          (A) management[, release];
             77          (B) abatement[,];
             78          (C) investigation[,];
             79          (D) corrective action[,]; or
             80          (E) evaluation.
             81          (7) "Closed" means an underground storage tank no longer in use that has been:
             82          (a) emptied and cleaned to remove all liquids and accumulated sludges; and
             83          (b) (i) [either] removed from the ground; or
             84          (ii) filled with an inert solid material.
             85          (8) "Corrective action plan" means a plan for correcting a release from a petroleum
             86      storage tank that includes provisions for [all or] any of the following:
             87          (a) cleanup or removal of the release;
             88          (b) containment or isolation of the release;
             89          (c) treatment of the release;


             90          (d) correction of the cause of the release;
             91          (e) monitoring and maintenance of the site of the release;
             92          (f) provision of alternative water supplies to [persons] a person whose drinking water
             93      has become contaminated by the release; or
             94          (g) temporary or permanent relocation, whichever is determined by the executive
             95      secretary to be more cost-effective, of [persons] a person whose [dwellings have] dwelling has
             96      been determined by the executive secretary to be no longer habitable due to the release.
             97          (9) "Costs" means [any] money expended for:
             98          (a) investigation;
             99          (b) abatement action;
             100          (c) corrective action;
             101          (d) judgments, awards, and settlements for bodily injury or property damage to third
             102      parties;
             103          (e) legal and claims adjusting costs incurred by the state in connection with judgments,
             104      awards, or settlements for bodily injury or property damage to third parties; or
             105          (f) costs incurred by the state risk manager in determining the actuarial soundness of
             106      the fund.
             107          (10) "Covered by the fund" means the requirements of Section 19-6-424 have been
             108      met.
             109          (11) "Dwelling" means a building that is usually occupied by a person lodging there at
             110      night.
             111          (12) "Enforcement proceedings" means a civil action or the procedures to enforce
             112      orders established by Section 19-6-425 .
             113          (13) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.
             114          (14) "Facility" means all underground storage tanks located on a single parcel of
             115      property or on any property adjacent or contiguous to that parcel.
             116          (15) "Fund" means the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund created in Section
             117      19-6-409 .
             118          (16) "Loan fund" means the Petroleum Storage Tank Loan Fund created in Section
             119      19-6-405.3 .
             120          (17) "Operator" means [any] a person in control of or who is responsible on a daily


             121      basis for the maintenance of an underground storage tank that is in use for the storage, use, or
             122      dispensing of a regulated substance.
             123          (18) "Owner" means:
             124          (a) in the case of an underground storage tank in use on or after November 8, 1984,
             125      [any] a person who owns an underground storage tank used for the storage, use, or dispensing
             126      of a regulated substance; and
             127          (b) in the case of [any] an underground storage tank in use before November 8, 1984,
             128      but not in use on or after November 8, 1984, [any] a person who owned the tank immediately
             129      before the discontinuance of its use for the storage, use, or dispensing of a regulated substance.
             130          (19) "Petroleum" includes crude oil or [any] a fraction of crude oil that is liquid at:
             131          (a) 60 degrees Fahrenheit; and [at]
             132          (b) a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute.
             133          (20) "Petroleum storage tank" means a tank that:
             134          (a) (i) is underground;
             135          (ii) is regulated under Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
             136      U.S.C. Section 6991c, et seq.; and
             137          (iii) contains petroleum; or
             138          (b) [is a tank that] the owner or operator voluntarily submits for participation in the
             139      Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund under Section 19-6-415 .
             140          (21) "Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account" means the account created in
             141      Section 19-6-405.5 .
             142          (22) "Program" means the Environmental Assurance Program under Section
             143      19-6-410.5 .
             144          (23) "Property damage" means physical injury to [or], destruction of, or loss of use of
             145      tangible property [including loss of use of that property].
             146          (24) (a) "Regulated substance" means petroleum and petroleum-based substances
             147      comprised of a complex blend of hydrocarbons derived from crude oil through processes of
             148      separation, conversion, upgrading, and finishing[, and].
             149          (b) "Regulated substance" includes motor fuels, jet fuels, distillate fuel oils, residual
             150      fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents, and used oils.
             151          (25) (a) "Release" means [any] spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping,


             152      leaching, or disposing a regulated substance from an underground storage tank or petroleum
             153      storage tank. [The entire release is]
             154          (b) A release of a regulated substance from an underground storage tank or petroleum
             155      storage tank is considered a single release from that tank system.
             156          (26) (a) "Responsible party" means [any] a person who:
             157          (i) is the owner or operator of a facility;
             158          (ii) owns or has legal or equitable title in a facility or an underground storage tank;
             159          (iii) owned or had legal or equitable title in [the] a facility at the time [any] petroleum
             160      was received or contained at the facility;
             161          (iv) operated or otherwise controlled activities at [the] a facility at the time [any]
             162      petroleum was received or contained at the facility; or
             163          (v) is an underground storage tank installation company.
             164          (b) "Responsible party" as defined in Subsections (26)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) does not
             165      include:
             166          (i) [any] a person who is not an operator and, without participating in the management
             167      of a facility and otherwise not engaged in petroleum production, refining, and marketing, holds
             168      indicia of ownership:
             169          (A) primarily to protect his security interest in the facility; or
             170          (B) as a fiduciary or custodian under Title 75, Utah Uniform Probate Code, or under an
             171      employee benefit plan; or
             172          (ii) governmental ownership or control of property by involuntary transfers as provided
             173      in CERCLA Section 101(20)(D), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(20)(D).
             174          (c) The exemption created by Subsection (26)(b)(i)(B) does not apply to actions taken
             175      by the state or its officials or agencies under this part.
             176          (d) The terms and activities "indicia of ownership," "primarily to protect a security
             177      interest," "participation in management," and "security interest" under this part are in
             178      accordance with 40 CFR Part 280, Subpart I, as amended, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991b(h)(9).
             179          (e) The terms "participate in management" and "indicia of ownership" as defined in 40
             180      CFR Part 280, Subpart I, as amended, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991b(h)(9) include and apply to the
             181      fiduciaries listed in Subsection (26)(b)(i)(B).
             182          (27) "Soil test" means a test, established or approved by board rule, to detect the


             183      presence of petroleum in soil.
             184          (28) "State cleanup appropriation" means [the] money appropriated by the Legislature
             185      to the department to fund the investigation, abatement, and corrective action regarding releases
             186      not covered by the fund.
             187          (29) "Underground storage tank" means [any] a tank regulated under Subtitle I,
             188      Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991c, et seq., including:
             189          (a) a petroleum storage tank;
             190          (b) underground pipes and lines connected to a storage tank; and
             191          (c) [any] an underground ancillary equipment and containment system.
             192          (30) "Underground storage tank installation company" means [any] a person, firm,
             193      partnership, corporation, governmental entity, association, or other organization who installs
             194      underground storage tanks.
             195          (31) "Underground storage tank installation company permit" means a permit issued to
             196      an underground storage tank installation company by the executive secretary.
             197          (32) "Underground storage tank technician" means a person employed by and acting
             198      under the direct supervision of a certified underground storage tank consultant to assist in
             199      carrying out the functions described in Subsection (6)(a).
             200          Section 2. Section 19-6-403 is amended to read:
             201           19-6-403. Powers and duties of board.
             202          The board shall regulate an underground storage tank or petroleum storage tank by:
             203          (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             204      making rules that:
             205          (a) provide for the:
             206          (i) certification of an underground storage tank installer, inspector, tester, or remover;
             207          (ii) registration of an underground storage tank operator;
             208          [(ii)] (iii) registration of [a] an underground storage tank;
             209          [(iii)] (iv) administration of the petroleum storage tank program;
             210          [(iv)] (v) format of, and required information in, a record kept by [a] an underground
             211      storage or petroleum storage tank owner or operator who is participating in the fund;
             212          [(v)] (vi) voluntary participation in the fund for:
             213          (A) an above ground petroleum storage tank; and


             214          (B) a tank:
             215          (I) exempt from regulation under 40 C.F.R., Part 280, Subpart (B); and
             216          (II) specified in Section 19-6-415 ; and
             217          [(vi)] (vii) certification of an underground storage tank consultant including:
             218          (A) a minimum education or experience requirement; and
             219          (B) a recognition of the educational requirement of a professional engineer licensed
             220      under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing
             221      Act, as meeting the education requirement for certification;
             222          (b) adopt the requirements for an underground storage tank contained in:
             223          (i) the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Subchapter IX, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991, et seq., as may
             224      be amended in the future; and
             225          (ii) an applicable federal requirement authorized by the federal law referenced in
             226      Subsection (1)(b)(i); and
             227          (c) comply with the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Subchapter IX, 42
             228      U.S.C. Sec. 6991c, et seq., as may be amended in the future, for the state's assumption of
             229      primacy in the regulation of an underground storage tank; and
             230          (2) applying the provisions of this part.
             231          Section 3. Section 19-6-405.3 is amended to read:
             232           19-6-405.3. Creation of Petroleum Storage Tank Loan Fund -- Purposes -- Loan
             233      eligibility -- Loan restrictions -- Rulemaking.
             234          (1) There is created a revolving loan fund known as the Petroleum Storage Tank Loan
             235      Fund.
             236          (2) The sources of money for the loan fund are:
             237          (a) appropriations to the loan fund;
             238          (b) principal and interest received from the repayment of loans made by the executive
             239      secretary under Subsection (3); and
             240          (c) all investment income derived from money in the fund.
             241          (3) The executive secretary may loan, in accordance with this section, money available
             242      in the loan fund to a person to be used for:
             243          (a) upgrading a petroleum storage tank;
             244          (b) replacing an underground storage tank; or


             245          (c) permanently closing an underground storage tank.
             246          (4) A person may apply to the executive secretary for a loan under Subsection (3) if all
             247      tanks owned or operated by that person are in substantial compliance with all state and federal
             248      requirements or will be brought into substantial compliance using money from the loan fund.
             249          (5) The executive secretary shall consider loan applications under Subsection (4) to
             250      meet the following objectives:
             251          (a) support availability of gasoline in rural parts of the state;
             252          (b) support small businesses; and
             253          (c) reduce the threat of a petroleum release endangering the environment.
             254          (6) (a) [Loans] A loan made under this section may not be for more than:
             255          [(a) be for more than] (i) $150,000 for all tanks at any one facility;
             256          [(b) be for more than] (ii) $50,000 per tank; and
             257          [(c) be for more than] (iii) 80% of the total cost of:
             258          [(i)] (A) upgrading a tank;
             259          [(ii)] (B) replacing the underground storage tank; or
             260          [(iii)] (C) permanently closing the underground storage tank[;].
             261          (b) A loan made under this section shall:
             262          [(d)] (i) have a fixed annual interest rate of 3%;
             263          [(e)] (ii) have a term no longer than 10 years;
             264          [(f)] (iii) be made on the condition the loan applicant obtains adequate security for the
             265      loan as established by board rule under Subsection (7); and
             266          [(g)] (iv) comply with rules made by the board under Subsection (7) .
             267          (7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             268      board shall make rules establishing:
             269          (a) form, content, and procedure for a loan application;
             270          (b) criteria and procedures for prioritizing a loan application;
             271          (c) requirements and procedures for securing a loan;
             272          (d) procedures for making a loan;
             273          (e) procedures for administering and ensuring repayment of a loan, including late
             274      payment penalties; and
             275          (f) procedures for recovering on a defaulted loan.


             276          (8) A decision by the executive secretary to loan money from the loan fund and
             277      otherwise administer the loan fund is not subject to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             278      Procedures Act.
             279          (9) The Legislature shall appropriate money from the loan fund to the department for
             280      the administration of the loan fund.
             281          (10) The executive secretary may enter into an agreement with a public entity or
             282      private organization to perform a task associated with administration of the loan fund.
             283          Section 4. Section 19-6-411 is amended to read:
             284           19-6-411. Petroleum storage tank fee for program participants.
             285          (1) In addition to the underground storage tank registration fee paid in Section
             286      19-6-408 , the owner or operator of a petroleum storage tank who elects to participate in the
             287      environmental assurance program under Section 19-6-410.5 shall also pay an annual petroleum
             288      storage tank fee to the department for each facility as follows:
             289          [(a) on and after July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1993, an annual fee of:]
             290          [(i) $250 for each tank:]
             291          [(A) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or]
             292          [(B) with an annual monthly throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and]
             293          [(ii) $125 for each tank:]
             294          [(A) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             295      and]
             296          [(B) with an annual monthly throughput of 10,000 gallons or less;]
             297          [(b) on and after July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994, an annual fee of:]
             298          [(i) $150 for each tank:]
             299          [(A) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or]
             300          [(B) with an average monthly throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and]
             301          [(ii) $75 for each tank:]
             302          [(A) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             303      and]
             304          [(B) with an average monthly throughput of 10,000 gallons or less; and]
             305          [(c)] (a) [on and after July 1, 1994,] an annual fee of:
             306          (i) $50 for each tank in a facility with an annual facility throughput rate of 400,000


             307      gallons or less;
             308          (ii) $150 for each tank in a facility with an annual facility throughput rate of more than
             309      400,000 gallons; and
             310          (iii) $150 for each tank in a facility regarding which:
             311          (A) the facility's throughput rate is not reported to the department within 30 days after
             312      the date this throughput information is requested by the department; or
             313          (B) the owner or operator elects to pay the fee under this [subsection] Subsection
             314      (1)(a)(iii), rather than report under Subsection (1)[(c)](a)(i) or (ii); and
             315          [(d)] (b) [on and after July 1, 1998,] for any new tank:
             316          (i) which is installed to replace an existing tank at an existing facility, any annual
             317      petroleum storage tank fee paid for the current fiscal year for the existing tank is applicable to
             318      the new tank; and
             319          (ii) installed at a new facility or at an existing facility, which is not a replacement for
             320      another existing tank, the fees are as provided in Subsection (1)[(c)](a) of this section.
             321          (2) (a) As a condition of receiving a permit and being eligible for benefits under
             322      Section 19-6-419 from the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund, each underground storage tank
             323      installation company shall pay to the department the following fees to be deposited in the fund:
             324          (i) an annual fee of:
             325          (A) $2,000 per underground storage tank installation company if the installation
             326      company has installed 15 or fewer underground storage tanks within the 12 months preceding
             327      the fee due date; or
             328          (B) $4,000 per underground storage tank installation company if the installation
             329      company has installed 16 or more underground storage tanks within the 12 months preceding
             330      the fee due date; and
             331          (ii) $200 for each underground storage tank installed in the state, to be paid prior to
             332      completion of installation.
             333          (b) The board shall make rules specifying which portions of an underground storage
             334      tank installation shall be subject to the permitting fees when less than a full underground
             335      storage tank system is installed.
             336          (3) (a) Fees under Subsection (1) are due on or before July 1 annually.
             337          (b) If the department does not receive the fee on or before July 1, the department shall


             338      impose a late penalty of $60 per facility.
             339          (c) (i) The fee and the late penalty accrue interest at 12% per annum.
             340          (ii) If the fee, the late penalty, and all accrued interest are not received by the
             341      department within 60 days after July 1, the eligibility of the owner or operator to receive
             342      payments for claims against the fund lapses on the 61st day after July 1.
             343          (iii) In order for the owner or operator to reinstate eligibility to receive payments for
             344      claims against the fund, the owner or operator shall meet the requirements of Subsection
             345      19-6-428 (3).
             346          (4) (a) (i) Fees under Subsection (2)(a)(i) are due on or before July 1 annually. If the
             347      department does not receive the fees on or before July 1, the department shall impose a late
             348      penalty of $60 per installation company. The fee and the late penalty accrue interest at 12% per
             349      annum.
             350          (ii) If the fee, late penalty, and all accrued interest due are not received by the
             351      department within 60 days after July 1, the underground storage tank installation company's
             352      permit and eligibility to receive payments for claims against the fund lapse on the 61st day after
             353      July 1.
             354          (b) (i) Fees under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) are due prior to completion of installation. If
             355      the department does not receive the fees prior to completion of installation, the department
             356      shall impose a late penalty of $60 per facility. The fee and the late penalty accrue interest at
             357      12% per annum.
             358          (ii) If the fee, late penalty, and all accrued interest are not received by the department
             359      within 60 days after the underground storage tank installation is completed, eligibility to
             360      receive payments for claims against the fund for that tank lapse on the 61st day after the tank
             361      installation is completed.
             362          (c) The executive secretary may not reissue the underground storage tank installation
             363      company permit until the fee, late penalty, and all accrued interest are received by the
             364      department.
             365          (5) If the state risk manager determines the fees established in Subsections (1) and (2)
             366      and the environmental assurance fee established in Section 19-6-410.5 are insufficient to
             367      maintain the fund on an actuarially sound basis, he shall petition the Legislature to increase the
             368      petroleum storage tank and underground storage tank installation company permit fees, and the


             369      environmental assurance fee to a level that will sustain the fund on an actuarially sound basis.
             370          (6) The executive secretary may waive all or part of the fees required to be paid on or
             371      before May 5, 1997, for a petroleum storage tank under this section if no fuel has been
             372      dispensed from the tank on or after July 1, 1991.
             373          (7) (a) [Each] The executive secretary shall issue a certificate of compliance to the
             374      owner or operator of a petroleum storage tank or underground storage tank, for which payment
             375      of fees has been made and other requirements have been met to qualify for a certificate of
             376      compliance under this part[, shall be issued a form of identification, as determined by the board
             377      under Subsection (7)(b)].
             378          (b) The board shall make rules providing for the identification, through a tag or other
             379      readily identifiable method, of a petroleum storage [tanks] tank or underground storage [tanks]
             380      tank under Subsection (7)(a) that does not qualify for a certificate of compliance under this
             381      part.




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